3, 1963, has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to staff sergeant clinton romesha, u.s. army, for conspicuous gallantry and intricately above and beyond the call of duty. clinton romesha this in which and self at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving in the fourth brigade combat team, fourth infantry division, during combat against an enemy in afghanistan on october 3, 2009. on that morning, staff sergeant romesha and his comrades awakened to an attack by an estimated 300 enemy fighters, employing concentrated fire from a rocket-propelled grenade from anti-aircraft machine guns, and small armed fire as well as mortars. they were compelled to seek reinforcements from the barracks before returning action. staff sergeant romesha took out an enemy machine-gun team, and while engaging a second, the generator he was using for cover was struck by an rpd, and struck him with shrapnel wound. undeterred by his injuries, he continued to fight and upon the arrival of another soldier to aid him and the assistant gunner, he then assembled as it addition